Walsall, West Midlands

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous July.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 238 companies were registered in Walsall during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 1.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WalsallUK
    2012238118,868
    2011234114,512
    % change1.7%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (238) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012907672
    New companies in 2011837873
    % change8.4%-2.6%-1.4%
    Record Year2012 (90)2011 (78)2010 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 154 companies were dissolved in Walsall during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WalsallUK
    201215474,772
    201119372,230
    % change-20.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012605638
    Closed companies in 2011459058
    % change33.3%-37.8%-34%
    Record Year2010 (69)2008 (154)2009 (125)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Walsall during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 84 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WalsallUK
    20128444,096
    20114142,282
    Record Year 2002 (126) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012302034
    Net growth in 201138-1215
    Record Year2006 (47)2002 (37)2002 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Walsall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Walsall
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-2.6%-1.8%-2.5%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1977 (0.7%)1969 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Walsall was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.3% of all director appointments in Walsall in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MIDLANDS1.26%CONSULTING5.05%
    WALSALL1.12%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    HOME0.91%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ELECTRICAL0.77%PROPERTY2.35%
    M0.77%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.77%DESIGN1.87%
    (MIDLANDS)0.77%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.77%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MANAGEMENT0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.70%BUSINESS1.72%
    CARE0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%MEDIA1.67%
    D0.63%LONDON1.67%
    R0.63%J1.55%
    HMA0.63%GLOBAL1.53%
    (WALSALL)0.63%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    MAINTENANCE0.63%IT1.43%
    ROOFING0.63%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CONSULTING0.63%CARE1.32%
    TRADING0.63%M1.27%
    BUSINESS0.56%BUILDING1.22%
    FOOD0.56%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    DESIGN0.56%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%S1.17%
    ACADEMY0.56%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied693331,455
    7487 - Other business activities5235,545
    99999 - Dormant Company4725,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2714,774
    9999 - Dormant Company2412,598
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2213,716
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1919,425
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1933,677
    49410 - Freight transport by road182,795
    86900 - Other human health activities174,998
    41100 - Development of building projects154,965
    6024 - Freight transport by road141,523
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified141,783
    4534 - Other building installation131,328
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets123,089
    9305 - Other service activities126,142
    74990 - Non-trading company119,203
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities114,119
    56302 - Public houses and bars102,823
    86210 - General medical practice activities102,544

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08126340 HIGHTECH HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08127170 PETNATION-UK LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08127204 CHOOZ-A-GREETING-UK LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08142554 BIZ PROMOTIONS LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08143756 ONE TIME CLAIM SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08146082 ONCALL HEALTHCARE STAFFING LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08150363 CCS BULLDOG LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08151202 MY STYLE (WALSALL) LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08151559 UK INTERNATIONAL SOCCER CAMPS LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08154750 SQEASY LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08158273 WESTWOOD TIMBER LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08137873 P THIND FURNITURE LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08142792 RED TEA WEB LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08146209 EDBAY LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08153233 GB COMPONENTS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08133794 ENTERPRISE TREE LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08151727 JOHAL BUILDERS LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08129654 GD MEMORIALS (WALSALL) LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08129737 ACCESS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08133549 Z H MEDICARE LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08147435 SOUTHSIDE LEARNING LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08155723 SOLAR WEAR LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08127941 BELVIDERE MARKETING LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08136465 M.J.WILKES LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08129813 HELI TRANSPORT LTD 04 Jul 2012